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Engage in a guided tour and activities inspired by the exhibition Maya Lin: A River Is a Drawing. Learn about the Hudson River watershed, explore natural patterns in the exhibition, and create your own version of a watershed system to take home. Ages 3+.

Inspired by aerial views of the Hudson as seen in Maya Lin: A River Is a Drawing, multidisciplinary artist Julia Whitney Barnes leads a collaborative drawing session and encourages participants to draw from new perspectives.

Update: This event is sold out. Please note, visitors can enjoy extended public gallery hours from 5 to 8pm, with a cash bar in the lobby. Come celebrate what would have been David Bowie’s 72nd birthday in your best Ziggy Stardust attire! At 6:30pm, have your makeup done by a theatrical artists Keys Ritual and Kristiynah.

Steve Stanne, longtime educator at the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and former Director of Education at the New York State Hudson River Estuary Program, shows how scientists interpret the constant stream of collected data on the Hudson River. What is the current state of the river, what threats does it face, and how can you

Our film series continues with Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams, which follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. One of the most successful documentaries of all time, Cave of Forgotten Dreams will be screened in

Teaching Artist-in-Residence Jim Keyes will lead participants on a walk through Maya Lin: A River Is a Drawing, culminating in a workshop of songwriting inspired by the variety of works on view. Techniques explored will include song structures (verse, chorus, and bridge), rhyme schemes (end rhymes, internal rhymes, etc.), and rhythms.

Look closely at works on view in Art and Identity, and share what you see and what you don’t. Join HRM’s Kress Foundation Interpretive Fellow, Christian Stegall, in a conversation about loss and trauma, sparked by a close examination of the young men depicted in Kerry James Marshall’s Lost Boys: AKA BB, 1993, on loan from

Were there pirates on the Hudson River? You bet! Teaching Artist-in-Residence Jim Keyes spins traditional and modern tales about pirates on the high rivers in a humorous, interactive concert.

Inspired by our current exhibition, multidisciplinary artist Julia Whitney Barnes leads participants in creating a large-scale, collaborative drawing using such materials as charcoal, ink, and collage.

Prominent eco-advocates come together to discuss sustainability, food justice, and the power we have to restore the environment. Panelists include: Murray Fisher, co-founder of the Billion Oyster Project and the New York Harbor School; Paul Greenberg, author of the James Beard Award-winning bestseller Four Fish,  American Catch, and The Omega Principle; James Prosek, artist and author